Tenore has been chronicling how the Guardian newspaper first began exposing the News of the World misconduct, without seeing any ripple effect.

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The Guardian newspaper says in its editorial that the standoff shows "just how easily George Bush's concept of 'strategic competition' with China can turn nasty".

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In a recent interview with the Guardian newspaper he said the new forum would be to find out more about live music venues, how many people go and the total number of other resources like rehearsal rooms.

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